To believe in the objectivity of the image and the word is to be lead into darkness in Nolan’s extraordinary meta-noir.
Scott has always had a certain reticence to embrace the urgency of the current day.
Disney’s animated classic finds its way into their unimpeachable Blu-ray catalog with all the walking bells and floating whistles.
Spielberg’s film is indeed a heartbreaker, but it’s one that has been calibrated to do so in every facet of the production.
The film’s second release on Blu-ray looks to be the essential version of Scorsese’s masterwork.
Coixet’s chore of a film is given a mediocre transfer.
Criterion pays homage to a truly weird visual experience that begat several more celebrated classics and yet remains largely unknown.
Dinner for Schmucks sadly remains beholden to stiff structure and unimaginative narrative turns from the get-go.
The film is like most modern Hollywood horror-thriller hybrids in structure and color scheme, only duller.
The Black Pirate returns as a crackerjack entertainment, a historical benchmark, and yet another shrine to movie love courtesy of Kino.
The Endless Summer exudes a blissful, mellow buzz that could easily be misconstrued as lazy or innocuous filmmaking.
The film is funny and thought-provoking where most documentaries present themselves as trustworthy and invariably factual.
Its violence, its gore, and its torrential mayhem is hard to miss.
This near-complete restoration of Lang’s silent masterpiece is nothing if not the non-Criterion Blu-ray release of the year.
The film is a middling look at the stormy relationship between Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Bill Clinton.
Frank Lloyd’s big, astute spectacle can now be seen as a showcase for adventure unencumbered by beasts, blood, or much romance.
The film is one of the more unsentimental and even-handed depictions of the collision between faith and passion.
It packs a wealth of caring and admiration for its subject without ever feeling sanctimonious, showy, or overly nostalgic.
A good tech package, all in all.
Blue Underground has been a reliable source for revamping cult films with impeccable visual clarity.